B-side

noun

1. flip side ( def 1 ).

B-side

noun

1. the less important side of a gramophone record Also calledflip side

Word History and Origins

Origin of B-side¹

First recorded in 1945–50; from B on a record label

Example Sentences

Which was issued as the B-Side to Peggy Sue Got Married in 1959.

From The Daily Beast

On the B-side was “Dive,” which became her favorite Nirvana song.

From The Daily Beast

It was never released as a single but was a B-side to “Let Me Go, Rock ‘n’ Roll.”

From The Daily Beast

But I actually preferred the B-side, “P.S. I Love You,” more than “Love Me Do.”

From The Daily Beast

As many of the B side then start out to pursue them, each calling his particular quarry by name.

From Project Gutenberg

B Side view of temporary rudder, made double, (out of six spare float-boards,) so as to clasp the main rudder on each side.

From Project Gutenberg